Model train maker steams ahead in lockdown

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Maybe we should start calling Techno 'IGOR' 
Regards
Sean

Na - he's far to ugly 

[petercooman]

Or continue at their current levels now many people have realised getting out and about doing other stuff is overrated when they could be settling in with their hobbies?  

In seriousness though, I suspect many people have taken up or rediscovered such hobbies, and with the investment they've put in over lockdown, may continue the trend into "normality" (whatever that is).

Well, if that doesn't work out, at least we get cheap scraps on ebay

[sean66]

Na - he's far to ugly 

:- which one ?? 
Regards
Sean

[Raider4]

Warhammer sales surge for Games Workshop despite shop closures

Warhammer maker Games Workshop hands staff £5,000 bonus after lockdown sales surge.

[Steve J]

That's a very handsome bonus and way, way better than anything I ever received during my working career!

[steve_holmes_11]

Or continue at their current levels now many people have realised getting out and about doing other stuff is overrated when they could be settling in with their hobbies?  

In seriousness though, I suspect many people have taken up or rediscovered such hobbies, and with the investment they've put in over lockdown, may continue the trend into "normality" (whatever that is).

That's certainly the case with my D&D group.

A set of old workmates:
One form the graduate intake who was into Warhammer, but looking for less figure bulk.
Myself, the old Grognard who used to bore the Warhammer guy with "In the days before the Evil Empire, there were still Dragons".
One guy who's dabbled in boardgames.
Another whose experience was video gaming.

We managed two meetings before the lockdown began on March 23 2020.
Graduate Intake guy did a lot of work on a virtual tabletop to enable us to continue in an online virtual world.
This made the videogame guy very happy.

Probably wouldn't have continued past the first 5 sessions if there had been "normal life" in the way.

[Big Insect]

The biggest unknown is, when lockdowns end, will the orders return to normal levvel, or will there be a decline, when everybody gets out and about doing other stuff.

But is it a 'known unknown'

I noted the recent passing of Donald Rumsfeld with a wry chuckle (in the nicest way) and remembered all of those Radio 4 'Rumsfeld of the week' quotations.

[Orcs]

That's a very handsome bonus and way, way better than anything I ever received during my working career!

Yes It Is , The company i work for has made more than 18 x GW revenue in PROFIT. £7.5 Billion ,yet it says it cannot afford a cost of living pay rise.

[Techno II]

Yes.....But they'll say that they're going to reinvest it in new technology, Mark.....

(Plus nice bonuses for the top bods.)

Cheers - Phil.